1999 Chevrolet Corvette

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE KEY AND WAIT TEN0 SECONDS TO RETRY. THE CONTACT FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS, BUT IT FAILED TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V060000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

I RECENTLY DISCOVERED I HAVE A SERVICE COLUMN LOCK ON MY CAR AND HAVE DISCOVERED ITS A RECALL PROBLEM.NHTSA CAMPAGN NUMBER IS 04V060000 AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER IS EA02031 AND GM RECALL NUMBER IS 04006. MOMENTUMCHEVROLET LOCATED IN SAN JOSE ARE DENYING THIS RECALL AND DON'T WANT TO FIX IT WHEN IT CLEARLY IS A RECALL. SO MY QUESTION IS ARE THEY ALLOWED TO NOT FIX IT WHEN ITS A RECALL?

WHEN THE VEHICLE TAKES OFF FROM A DEAD STOP OR COMES TO A STOP THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT MOVE IN THE TRACK ABOUT A QUARTER INCH OR SO CREATING AN UNEASY AND UNSAFE FEELING WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE ONLINE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT PLAGUES JUST ABOUT EVERY 1997-2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE EQUIPPED WITH POWER SEATS. I DISCOVERED THAT THE BUSHINGS THAT WERE USED IN THE SEAT TRACKS WERE MADE FROM INFERIOR MATERIALS AND DISINTEGRATE OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND ALLOW THE SEAT TO MOVE IN THE TRACK WHILE TAKING OFF OR STOPPING. IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF IF IT WILL HAPPEN BUT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. TO MY UNDERSTANDING GENERAL MOTORS HAS MADE NO EFFORT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR OWN. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BY REPLACING THE SEAT TRACK BUT THE NEW TRACK WOULD DO THE SAME THING IN TIME. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED AND WELL OUT OF WARRANTY AND IF IT WERE AN ISOLATED PROBLEM THEN I WOULD ACCEPT THAT AND TRY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT IT'S NOT. IT HAS HAPPENED TO JUST ABOUT ALL CORVETTES BUILT BETWEEN 1997-2004. IN FACT THERE IS AN AFTERMARKET REPAIR KIT FOR THIS BUT IT REQUIRES THE REMOVAL OF THE SEAT AND DISASSEMBLY OF THE SEAT TRACK AND A VERY CAREFUL REASSEMBLY AFTER THE BUSHINGS ARE REPLACED. WE ARE NOT ALL MECHANICS NOR CAN WE ALL AFFORD THE 600.00 PER SEAT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. SOME OF US DO WELL JUST TO BE ABLE TO BUY A CAR LIKE THAT. THAT'S WHY IT'S A 1999 AND NOT A 2015. I LOVE THIS CAR, IT SEEMS A SHAME THAT A CAR THAT COST 40,000.00 WHEN IT WAS NEW SHOULD HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER QUALITY. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THE PARTS COST FOR G.M. ON THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR THEM, HOWEVER THE LABOR INVOLVED FOR THEM TO DO THE REPAIRS WOULD PROBABLY BE WHAT THEY WOULD BALK AT. THANK YOU AGAIN. *TR

THE CORVETTE SHUT DOWN AND DISPLAYED STEERING COLUMN LOCK. BASED ON PRIOR GM CORVETTE RECALLS THE RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (STEERING COLUMN LOCK) WHERE THEY STATE "A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING" DID NOT COVER ALL CORVETTES MADE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. GM SERVICE OPERATIONS DCS851 EFFECTIVE THROUGH 2003. I DID NOT GET FAR WITH GM OR THE DEALERSHIP ON ADDRESSING THE COLUMN LOCK ISSUE. SINCE GM STATES IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH IT SURPRISED ME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY INTEREST IN LOOKING INTO WHETHER THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OTHER CORVETTES DURING THE TIME PERIOD THEY HAD OVER 126,000 AFFECTED. IF IT WAS NECESSARY BACK THAN WHAT IS DIFFERENT NOW?

WHILE PULLING MY CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND IN DRIVE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS IF THE KEY WAS REMOVED AND IN THE SECURITY MODE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TRIED TO WIGGLE THE KEY TO REMEDY, IT WOULD NOT, I HAD TO STOP THE CAR, RETURN THE TRANSMISSION TO PARK, TURN THE KEY OFF AND REMOVE, AND WHEN I REINSTALLED AND STARTED THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD UNLOCK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WHOM INFORMED ME THIS WAS A SAFETY RECALL, HAD BEEN ADDRESSED ABOUT 3500 MILES PRIOR, AND IT WOULD NOW NEED TO BE REPEATED AND MY COST IS ALMOST $1000.00. IT APPEARS TO ME THE RECALL CORRECTION WAS EITHER NOT DESIGNED, INSTALLED, OR HAS CORRECTLY RESOLVED THE RECALL PROBLEM. IMAGINE HAD THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS?? I CONTACTED GM AND REPORTED, THEY CHOSE TO DO NOTHING. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR*JB

SERVICE ACTIVE HANDLING MESSAGE ON DIC . IT COMES AND GOS . IT USUALLY SHUTS OFF AFTER TURNING IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING . I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS WORKING OR NOT. THIS SAFETY CONCERN . GM SHOULD HAVE SERVICE PARTS FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OR HAVE SOME OTHER COMPANY HAVE THE RIGHTS TO MAKE THEM . WHAT ARE OWNERS SUPPOSED TO DO? WE NEED A LAW FOR THIS. THIS IS NOT A THROW A WAY CAR . THIS CAR HAS ONLY 24000 MILES. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES THE LINKAGE THAT CONNECTED THE SHIFTER TO THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED, I DO NOT HAVE THE SERVICE RECORD FOR THAT SERVICE. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE IT WAS FIXED UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY COVERAGE. APPARENTLY THERE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE GROMMET THAT CONNECTS THE CABLE. ON JANUARY 19, 2013, AT 71,126 MILES THE SAME OCCURRED WHILE I WAS PARKED AT A COSTCO GAS STATION IN LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA. IT REQUIRED A TOW TO MAROONE CHEVROLET IN LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA. THIS SERVICE COST ME $499.34 FROM MY PERSONAL FUNDS. SERVICE REQUIRES A NEW CABLE. ON JANUARY 21, 2015, AT 81,321 MILES THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE I WAS PARKED AT THE BASS PRO SHOP IN PALM BAY, FLORIDA. THIS REQUIRED A TOW TO ROSNER CHEVROLET IN MELBORUNE, FLORIDA. THE SERVICE COST ME $397.55 FROM MY PERSONAL FUNDS. SERVICE REQUIRED A NEW CABLE AND GASKETS AS YOU CAN SEE, I AVERAGE ABOUT 5,000 MILES PER YEAR. ALBEIT, THIS CAR IS 16 YEARS OLD AND IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. HAVING OWNED SEVERAL CARS WITH EXCESS OF 100,000 MILES AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD REMAIN IN THE LOCKED POSITION RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT ON OCCASIONS THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.